The strong woman - Helen Keller Edgar Hui, F. 2A Today, I want to talk about a person. She is a woman. She is blind, but her heart can see; she is deaf, but she can listen. She is stronger than all of us, she is---helen Keller. Helen Keller was born on 27th of November 1880 in the USA. All of the family were so happy when she was born. But after 19 months, death was coming to find her but luckily, she didn't die. However, she turned blind and deaf, after that, her character changed suddenly; she was always angry and impatient. She always broke things, used her hand to get food and hit people. When she was 7 years old, she met her teacher, Anne Sullivan and this was the crucial point of her life. Anne Sullivan taught Helen patience and calm. Helen's first word was 'water' and she learnt to have a soft and friendly heart. In 1896, Helen went to the Cambridge School for Young Ladies where she learnt more and more. After that, in 1900, she got in to the Radcliffe College. When Helen was 24, she graduated from Radcliffe College, the first person that was blind and deaf to do so. When Helen was studying, her teacher, Anne Sullivan, wrote the words on Helen's hand. After Helen graduated from Radcliffe College, she became a writer, a lecturer and a teacher. In 1986, on 1st of November, she died in Easton, USA. Helen Keller was a strong woman, she was blind and deaf, but she didn't give up. Finally, she got out from the dark by her own strong will and her teacher-anne Sullivan. Her spirit and vigor is deserving of us to learn. 10
How to Improve Your English Annie Lo, F. 2A Good morning Principal, teachers and students. I am Annie Lo from 2A. Today I would like to talk to you about how you can improve your English skills. Firstly, I think the easiest way is by listening to English speaking shows. Find an interesting TV programme, radio show or even a podcast that you can listen to both at home and on the go. Spend as much of your down time as possible listening to spoken English. Hearing the spoken word will help you improve your vocabulary, learn better sentence structure and make learning the correct pronunciation of difficult words even easier. Starting a blog is also a good way to improve your English skills. It can help you to learn commonly used abbreviations such as 'ps' means post script or 'ASAP' is short for As Soon As Possible. Also, you can use your hobbies or field of study to help you learn more English phrases. Try to write a regular blog about subjects related to your life. Even if you are just summarizing articles into English, you will quickly become familiar with the English translations of words that you are already know in your native language. Thank you all for listening and good luck! 11
Katie Leung, Kerry Yam, F.2B You are Chris Wong. You were caught bullying a classmate in the school toilet. The principal is meeting with you. You must try to persuade him not to expel you. Principal: I am sorry, Chris. But I have to expel you. Chris: You shouldn t expel me! Principal: Why not? Chris: My dad donated one million to your school. Principal: So what? Without your dad s donation, this school can still go on. Chris: I was the winner of the swimming competition. If you expel me, your school cannot win. Principal: I can train other students! Chris: I am the leader of Moody. If you expel me, Moody House can t continue. Principal: So I can appoint another student to be the chairperson. Chris: I always come first in exam. If you don t expel me, I can teach other classmates. Principal: Okay! You have lots of strengths, so I won t expel you but you can t bully others anymore. 12
Chan Cheuk Yan, F.2B King Simon of Lei Tung Estate had a beautiful daughter, Princess Judy. The princess was in love with a poor ugle man called Paul Potts. She loved his beautiful voice. The king decided to test her lover. The princess will stand behind either a red or blue door. Paul must choose a door and take whatever he finds behind the door he chooses. Paul arrived at the square and he saw the red door and the blue door. Everyone was looking at him. No one dares to make any noise. Paul decided to choose the red door because he feel that something good will happen behind the red door. Paul was very nervous at that moment. When he opened the door, he saw a witch who has an ugly face. Paul was very disappointed. The witch said, The king ordered me to change you into a frog! Paul was very scared. Then, he said `Please! Don t change me into a frog! However, the witch ignored his plea and changed him into a frog at last and put him into a cage. The princess felt lonely and always walked in the garden because she couldn t see Paul! Suddenly, the princess heard a beautiful voice,`princess! Princess! Please help me! She found that it was Paul s voice. Finally, he kissed the princess. Then, he changed back into a human and they have a happy kife forever! 13
Choi Wai Yin, F.2C King King Kong of Lei Tung Estate had a beautiful daughter, Princess Waterfish. The princess was in love with a poor ugle man called Paul Potts. She loved his beautiful voice. The king decided to test her lover. The princess will stand behind either a red or blue door. Paul must choose a door and take whatever he finds behind the door he chooses. Paul arrived at the square and he saw the red door and the blue door. Everyone was looking at him. No one dares to make any noise. Paul decided to open the two doors because he wanted to know what happened. Then all the good and bad things all went to him. Paul was very nervous at that moment. When he opened the door, he sawprincess Waterfish but he lost his memory. So, he forgot who she was. Although he became tall and strong, he became a giraffe. He could be heir of the King but he only had five more years to live. He became handsome but he lost his good voice. He had good health but he became blind. And now he has three wishes. Finally, he said he wanted all the things turned back like before. He wanted to be the King and he wanted to marry his lover, Princess Waterfish. They live happily together. 14
Poon Kwin Sen, F.2C If I won one million dollars, I would make a time machine. If I made a time machine, I would travel to the past. If I travelled to the past, I would see many dinosaurs. If I saw many dinosaurs, I would examine them. If I examined them, I would take photos of them. If I took some photos of dinosaurs, I would travel back to the present. If I travelled back to the present, I would sell the photos. If I sold the photos, I would have a lot of money to make a time machine to the future. Source: hdanimalwallpapers.blogspot.com/ colemanzone.com 15
Tam Yee Ting, F.2C I am old enough to pack my own luggage because I know what I need for the camp. I am brave enough to sleep in the dark. I can take care of myself at night. I am organized enough to plan my trip because I did research on the Internet. I am alert enough to be aware of dangerous situation. I can read a map and find my way if I am lost. I am strong enough to set up a tent because I always do exercise. So, Mother, please let me go. I promise I will take good care of myself. 16
King Yeung, F.2D King Kong XIV of Lei Tung Estate had a beautiful daughter, Princess Athena. The princess was in love with a poor ugle man called Paul Potts. She loved his beautiful voice. The king decided to test her lover. The princess will stand behind either a red or blue door. Paul must choose a door and take whatever he finds behind the door he chooses. Paul arrived at the square and he saw the red door and the blue door. Everyone was looking at him. No one dares to make any noise. Paul decided to choose the blue door because the princess likes blue. Paul was very nervous at that moment. When he opened the door, he saw the princess. He was overjoyed. Also, he had a very big house but earthquake stroke the country. He had a radio station to broadcast his songs but he eventually lost his voice. He had a lot of money but he lost his memory. Although he became heir to the king, the people of his country did not like him. Finally, he was so brave and strong that he was not scare any of the bad things. He and the princess had a happy life. 17
Justin Yeh, F.2D I am old enough to go camping because I am thirteen years old already. I am clever enough to set up a tent. I can sleep in the tent at night. I am brave enough to scare the wild animal away because I have a military knife. I am smart enough to set up a fire. I can also cook for other group mates. I am fit enough to walk for many hours because I am a member of sports team. So, Mother, please let me go. I promise I will take good care of myself. 18